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Influence of the wars in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the incidence and outcome of singleton premature births in the Split University Hospital

To investigate the influence of the wars in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on incidence and perinatal outcome of singleton preterm births at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in the Split University Hospital. Data were collected by reviewing patiens´files at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics from three periods: the three years before the war(1988-1990), during the war (1992-1994), and after the war (1996-1998). A total of 2, 358 patients´files of singleton preterm delivery were analyzed. Singleton preterm delivery rate decreased during the war(5.02%) and post-war period (4, 74%) compared to the pre-war period (6, 19%). Stillbirth and early neonatal mortality rates of singleton premature babiessignificantly increased during the war.

premature birth ; war ; perinatal mortality ; cesarean section ; pregnancy outcome

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